Velocipede-saddle



(No Model.)

T. B. JEPFERY. VBLOGIPEDB SADDLE.

110.454,1'72. Patented June 16,1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS B. JEFFERY, OF RAVENSIVOOD, ILLINOIS.

VELOCIPEDE-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.` 454,172, dated J' une16, 1891.

Application filed October 18, 1890. Serial No. 368,577. (No model.) Y

To au whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. J EFFERY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ra- Venswood, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Velocipede-Saddle,which are hereby fully set forth in the following specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partthereof.

In the drawings, Figure l is a sectional side elevation of a saddle andits support embodying my invention. Section is made through the saddleand upper part of the supportingspring in a vertical plane at the middleline. Fig.` 2 is a section at 2 2 on Fig. l.

A is the saddle-supporting arm of the velocipede.

B is the saddle-spring and direct support.

C is the seat-leather.

D is the rear spring.

E is a metal clip employed to attach thepseat-leather to thespring-support B.

F is the clamping-yoke employed to attach the spring-support B to thearm A.

Gis the clamping-bolt or set-screw in the yoke F.

H is a key-block, which receives directly the pressure of the set-screwG and binds the arm A.

The seat-leather has the usual rear stretcher C", a metal frame to whichthe rear end of the seat-leather is secured, and the rear spring, of afamiliar form, has its ends D engaged with this rear stretcher, and theloop D2 clamped onto the upper side of the spring-v support B, by thebinding-block D3 and the clamping-bolt D4. y

My invention resides in the form and character of the spring-support Band its fasten ing to the seat-leather atone end and to the arm A at theother end.. This spring-support is a piece of fiat steel bar folded at band b2 13o form the three members B B2, and BB, the first of which is ina peculiar manner adapted to be clamped onto the arm A, the secondextending from the forward end of the first, where the bend b is formed,rearward to a point underneath the rear end of the seatleather, wherethe bend b2 is formed and the third member BB commences, and whence itextends forward to the forward end of the seat-leather, where it iscurved upward and rearward, forming a nose B4,which constitutes thepommel of the saddle or spoon, over which the seat-leather is stretchedat the forward point.

The S form of spring-seat support which affords the advantage of pivotalspring action over two pivots, one at the forward part and one at therear, has heretofore, so far as I am aware, been obtained only by meansof wire springs duplicated on opposite sides of the middle line fromfront to rear of the saddle, thus permitting and resulting in a lateralrolling motion consequent upon the yielding of one side withoutcorresponding yielding of the other side when any lurch of the machine'tends to throw the riders weight toward one side. This defect is avoidedin my present invention by the employment of the strap or iiat barzigzag or S spring directly under the middle line of the seat, and-ofsufficient thickness and width to resist twisting, which would cause therolling motion. In addition to this advantage, I obtain the advantage ofstretching the seat-leather directly over the end of the springseatsupport instead of securing it to a clip, to which it must be riveted,and which must in turn be fastened to the support. By this constructionthe rigid part of the seat at the nose or pommelis made as short aspossible, and much shorter than it could be if a separate clip-fasteningwere employed, because in the latter case the seatleather would have tobe riveted to such clip far enough from the end of the leather toprevent tearing out, and this would require the clip to extend backconsiderably from the point of the seat under the leather. By myconstruction it is only necessary to carry the end of the spring-supportup and back far enough to make the curve easy and avoid a too abruptcorner where the leather leaves it, extending to the rear. The leatheris then extended in the tongue C', down around the whole curved nose orspring-support, and gets its hold all around that curve at the forWardly-facing end of the saddle, instead of holding merely at rivets atthe forward part of the seat on top.

The fastening of the end. of the tongue C may in such a construction beeffected by a IDO metal clip, which is riveted onto the outside of theleat-her between it and the nose of the spring-support, the clip beinghooked intoV said support beyond the tongue C. As illustrated such anexterior clip could not well be used except by providing such a nose asB4, so that the leather could be carried down in front, becauseotherwise such an exterior clip would be liable to catch the clothing inmounting and dismounting.

The member B of the spring-support is shaped transversely in double circumilex form, or like a conventional archers bow, to lit over the arm Aand give the upturned or hooked edges B10 B10 for the engagement of thehook ends F F of the clampyoke F.

The arm A is creased or grooved longitudinally at the under side at a,and the key H is provided with a ridge 71. to enter such crease orgroove, and with the ears H H', by which it clasps the yoke F and isretained in rela tion to it. By this means the spring-support may be adjusted on the arm A and the clampyoke adjusted relatively to both the armA4 and the memberBof the spring-support, and the clamping-bolt may causethe key I-I to bite t-he arm A as iirmly as necessary without danger ofrupturing or dinting the same, as is liable` to occur by the use of thesetscrew impinging directly on the pipe which constitutes that arm.

l claiml. A saddle spring and support consisting of a fiat metal bar orstrap folded into three members with intermediate bends, the lower bendbeing at the forward end of the Klower member, said lower member beingadapted to be secured onto a fixed arm of the vehicle and the uppermember being terminated at the forward end by an upward and rearwardbend to form the pommel or nose over which the seat-leather may bestretched at the forward point, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with the seat-leather, the zigzag fiat strap or barspring-seat support located under the middle line of the seat from frontto rear and having its upper spring bend at the rear and its lower bendat the front, the rear spring secured onto the zigzag spring-seatsupport, the seat-leather being secured directly to the upbent forwardend of said spring-seat support, substantially as set forth.

In combination, substantially as set forth, the zigzag flat strap or barspring-support-having its upper bend at the rear and adapted to have itslower member secured to an arm of the vehicle, the rear spring securedonto the upper vmember near the rear bend, said upper member having anupbent forward end or nose, and the seat-leather having its forward endstretched around said nose and secured thereto below the seat-surface ofthe leather and it-s rear end connected to the rear spring.

4. In combination with the springseat support terminating at the upperforward end in a forwardly-convex bend, the seat-leather terminatingforwardly in a tongue which is wrapped forward and down around suchbend, and the clip l-I,riveted onto the outside of the tongue of theseat-leather and hooked into the spring-support back of the bend,substantially as set forth.

5. In combination with the supportingarm A, the spring-seat supporthaving its lower member transversely shaped in the form of an archersbow and receiving the arm A under the middle curve of the bow, the endcurves projecting beyond it, and the yoke having the hook ends F adaptedto lodge in said end curves, and the clamping-bolt to draw the yoketight, substantially as set forth.

6. In combination with the tubular arm A, longitudinally creased on thelower side, the spring-seat support lodged on the upper side of saidarm, the yoke engaging the edges of said support, the key H, stridingthe yoke au d having a ridge which lodges in the crease, and the bolt G,screwed through the yoke and forcing the key against the arm,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, at Chicago, Illinois,in the presence of two witnesses, this 15th day of October,A. D. 1890.

' THOS. B. J EFFERY.

Witnesses:

CHARLES S. BURTON, Il. B. HALLooK.

